Haas Newsroom

May 13, 2003

California State Treasurer Phil Angelides to Speak at UC Berkeley’s Business School Commencement

Berkeley, Calif. -- California State Treasurer Phil Angelides
will address the graduating students of the Haas School of
Business Class of 2003 at a commencement ceremony to be held
on the University of California, Berkeley, campus on Sunday,
May 25.

About 700 degrees will be awarded at the commencement ceremony
to students from the school's Full-time, Evening & Weekend,
and Executive MBA, Ph.D., and undergraduate business programs.
The ceremony, which begins at 9:00 a.m., will be held at the
Greek Theatre on campus.

"We are delighted that Phil Angelides has agreed to
address the graduating students and their families,"
said Haas School Dean Tom Campbell in making the announcement.
"This is an outstanding opportunity to hear from a state
official who has dedicated his career to both the private
sector and public service, and from someone who is a great
supporter of our state's educational system."

As Treasurer, Angelides has assumed a national leadership
role in advancing corporate reform by using the power of California's
investment portfolio in an attempt to restore integrity to
the financial markets and to protect taxpayers, pensioners,
and families.

Angelides was first elected California State Treasurer in
1998 and was re-elected to a second four-year term last November.

In May 2000, Angelides launched a new initiative to direct
more than $12 billion in investments to spur economic progress
in California communities.

Angelides is a graduate of Harvard University and a former
Coro Foundation Fellow. From 1984 until his first election
as State Treasurer, Angelides worked in the private sector,
forming his own real estate, investment, and management business.
He is also a former chairman of the California Democratic
Party.

Recent Haas School commencement speakers have included Thomas
M. Siebel, chairman and CEO of Siebel Systems; David Pottruck,
CEO and president of Charles Schwab; and Rodrigo Rato, deputy
prime minister of Spain.

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For more information, please contact Ute S. Frey at the Haas
School of Business at 510-642-0342 or at frey@haas.berkeley.edu.